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''OC Weekly'' is a free weekly paper (an alternative weekly) distributed in Orange County and Long Beach, California. OC Weekly was founded in September 1995 by Will Swaim, who acted as editor and publisher until 2007. The weekly newspaper is owned by Voice Media Group and is a sister publication of the ''LA Weekly'' and ''The Village Voice.'' As of 2014, it had a total circulation of 50,759 papers〔 with an estimated readership of 225,000. The weekly highlights content that critiques local politics, personalities and culture and has been described as "what some people might politely call an edgy brand of journalism."〔 For his newspaper work, the publisher Gustavo Arellano received a 2014 Distinguished Journalist Award from the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the 2008 Spirit Award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus as well as awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the Los Angeles Press Club and the National Hispanic Media Coalition. Popular features include: the syndicated column "¡Ask a Mexican!", in which Arellano responds to reader questions about Latino stereotypes in an amusing politically incorrect manner;〔Tim Gaynor, "(Confused by your neighbors? Then Ask a Mexican! )", Reuters, 1 May 2007. Accessed 2010-10-21.〕 an award-winning news blog called Navel Gazing; a food blog called "Stick a Fork in It"; and the award-winning investigative work of R. Scott Moxley, Nick Schou and Matt Coker. The ''OC Weeklys articles frequently target conservative politicians and hypocrisies within the local establishment.〔 Exposes have led to felony indictments against two consecutive Huntington Beach mayors,〔 helped free innocent men and a woman from prison. and exposed the relationship between the local sheriff and an organized crime associate. In early 2009, that sheriff was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison. Other noteworthy coverage has included the Catholic Church sex-abuse scandal, and Orange County's controversial toll road, a multi-billion dollar subsidy to the richest man in OC. Its articles get cited frequently by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report. In 2009, a ranking California Republican state assemblyman and vice chairman of a powerful utilities committee resigned within hours of the Weekly disclosing his sexual relationship with a lobbyist for Sempra Energy, a giant California utility. The paper is distributed at coffee shops, bookstores, clothing stores, convenience stores,and street boxes. ''OC Weekly'' prints art and entertainment listings for both Orange and Los Angeles counties. In January 2015, Voice Media Group offered the OC Weekly for sale.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「OC Weekly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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